A research team followed the same 120 adults from the time they were first diagnosed with schizophrenia. All 120 provided information at both times.
| Outcome | At first diagnosis | Two years later |
|---|---|---|
| In paid employment | 72 | 43 |
| Living in secure housing | 96 | 68 |
Using social drift theory, explain both changes shown in the table.
Suggest one limitation of using these data as evidence for social drift theory.
144 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Psychology 3.2 Theories/Explanations, covering 3.2.1 Clinical characteristics of schizophrenia, 3.2.2 Key statistics of schizophrenia, 3.2.3 Dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia, 3.2.4 Brain structure and function in schizophrenia; criticisms, 3.2.5 Social drift theory of schizophrenia, 3.2.6 Schizophrenia research study: Daniel et al. (1991), 3.2.7 Clinical characteristics of clinical depression, 3.2.8 Key statistics of clinical depression, 3.2.9 Social rank theory of clinical depression, 3.2.10 ABC Model of clinical depression, and 3.2.11 Clinical Depression research study: Tandoc et al. (2015). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.